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Re:Tesla teardown finds electronics 6 years ahead of Toyota ... by shakestheclown on Monday February 17, 2020 @12:49PM (#22349237)
3 and Y are vegan leather. The others had a cloth option, but for the new ones the leather will be vegan.
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Re:Tesla teardown finds electronics 6 years ahead of Toyota ... by deadbunny on Monday February 17, 2020 @05:17PM (#22351404)
"vegan leather"

So, plastic.

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Re:Tesla teardown finds electronics 6 years ahead of Toyota ... by Kirby64 on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @12:14PM (#22357665)
Yes, polyurethane, which according to testing, performs better than real leather in the rubbing/scratching tests. Durability in general is superior on actual 'premium' leatherette/vegan leather offerings.

Sure, you can make crap leatherette material that is way too hot and sticky and feels like cheap vinyl, but that's not what this is.

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Re:Tesla teardown finds electronics 6 years ahead of Toyota ... by tromp on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @07:07AM (#22355335)
Hopefully more like "I can't believe it's not leather".
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